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    Two Germantown fathers face off for open Germantown school board seat

    Dr. Daniel Chatham and Jeffrey Chipman are running for the seat left open by Betsy Landers’ decision to not seek reelection.

    By Abigail Warren October 17, 2022
  • Germantown

    Germantown alderman Position 1 faces challenger

    Germantown Alderman Scott Sanders is facing a challenge from Manjit Kaur. Sanders relies on his experience, while Kaur relies on service to the community.

    By Abigail Warren October 17, 2022
  • Germantown

    Germantown school board chair faces challenge in reelection bid

    One Germantown parent is aiming to unseat the school board chair in the Nov. 8 GMSD election. 

    By Abigail Warren October 17, 2022
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Emancipation Sunday urges voters to remove slavery from state constitution

    Several churches rallied in support of a proposed amendment that would ban slavery in all forms in the state. A coalition of political groups is also urging voters to choose a hand-marked paper ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2022
  • Elections

    Downtown Neighborhood Association past president Jerred Price opens city council campaign

    Price plans to run in Super District 8 after running four years ago in District 7. Meanwhile, other council races on the October 2023 ballot are also taking shape with a little less than a year to election day. 

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Bonner: ‘I have no issues with moving back into the city’ if he runs for mayor

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, who currently lives in Bartlett, says he will decide this month on a bid for Memphis Mayor on the October 2023 city ballot. 

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2022
  • Elections

    Bartlett mayoral candidates report campaign fund totals

    The latest campaign disclosures show Alderman David Parsons has the most money in the four-candidate race for Bartlett mayor.

    By Michael Waddell October 13, 2022
  • Elections

    New voting machines prepped for start of early voting

    The November ballot features four proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution, which will be presented by Shelby County’s new voting machines.

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2022
  • Elections

    Democratic nominee for governor details education platform

    Jason Martin also said he supports legalizing and taxing marijuana.

    By Ian Round October 11, 2022
  • Elections

    Registration deadline shows changes in county’s voter demographics

    The deadline to register to vote on Nov. 8 ballot is Tuesday. Shelby County Election Commission numbers from July show growth since 2020 in the numbers of voters ages 28-37 and 38-47.

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2022
  • Free to readers Elections

    Understanding Tennessee’s proposed ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment

    Tennessee voters have the opportunity to pass a constitutional amendment that would ban all-union workplaces and require unions to provide services for which workers do not have to pay.

    By Ian Round November 06, 2022
  • Subscribers only Elections

    What the past 16 Memphis mayoral elections tell us about the next one

    A review of the 16 Memphis mayoral elections under the mayor-council form of city government before and after the city runoff provision was abolished.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2022
  • Subscribers only Elections

    The campaign to change city government

    Next year’s mayoral race will have historical implications, and there’s been quite a bit of maneuvering to get city charter amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot this year.

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    What the past 16 Memphis mayoral elections tell us about the next one

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2022
  • Criminal Justice

    Mulroy, Sugarmon host work session to discuss solutions to juvenile crime

    The group discussed “best practices” including implementing blended sentencing, restorative justice programs and rehabilitative programs. 

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    TBI investigating death at 201 Poplar

    By Julia Baker October 06, 2022
  • Bartlett

    Bartlett alderman candidates pitch their platforms to voters

    On Monday, Oct. 3, nine Bartlett alderman candidates took advantage of the chance to tell voters why they should choose them in the three separate races on the Nov. 8 elections.

    By Michael Waddell October 04, 2022
  • Elections

    Election Commission offers demonstrations of new voting system

    The new voting system makes its countywide debut Oct. 19 with the start of early voting in Shelby County, ahead of the Nov. 8 election day.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2022
  • Shelby County

    DA’s office announces three new hires

    The Shelby County District Attorney’s office has announced three new hires, Gerald Skahan, Haden Lawyer and Nicole Harris who begin Monday, Oct. 17. 

    By Julia Baker October 03, 2022
  • State Government

    Lawmakers doubling down on crime in upcoming session

    Many of the proposed bills would increase penalties for rape, kidnapping and other violent crimes and require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to test rape kits faster.

    By Ian Round October 03, 2022
  • Elections

    Proposed amendment would ban slavery as punishment for a crime

    The Tennessee constitution states “that slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, are forever prohibited in this state.” The third constitutional question on the Nov. 8 ballot proposes deleting the exception.

    By Ian Round October 03, 2022
  • Education

    Dunn begins term on Arlington school board

    Jonathan Dunn began his term on the Arlington Community Schools Board of Education as the body addressed third-grade retention based on TCAP scores.

    By Michael Waddell September 28, 2022
  • Elections

    City Council approves $16.5 million in parks projects line items

    The set of a dozen appropriation resolutions topped a relatively uneventful council agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27.

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    Memphis City Council to consider resolution enforcing curfew for juveniles

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council to consider resolution enforcing curfew for juveniles

    The resolution also requests MPD work with the city administration on a proposal to open one or more overnight curfew centers. 

    By Julia Baker September 28, 2022
  • Collierville

    Collierville to offer town administrator post to Molly Mehner

    Any offer won’t be official until the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen appoints her in a meeting. 

    By Abigail Warren September 27, 2022
  • Elections

    County Commission confirms Harris executive appointments

    The 10 reappointments were voted on individually Monday. There was only one no vote against any of the nominees.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Subscribers only Shelby County

    Halbert’s ‘whistleblower’ claim ‘nonsense’ by legal standards

    Employment and labor attorney Alan Crone, a former Memphis City Council member, says the claim of “whistleblower” status by County Clerk Wanda Halbert is “nonsense” and likened it to an episode of “The Office.”

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2022

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